Originally formed in 1976, Nebraskans amended the state constitution in 1990 to create a new Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education with increased duties and responsibilities. Those duties and responsibilities now include:

Western Nebraska Community College

Wayne State College

Enrollment (Fall 2017): 3,292

Degrees & Awards Granted (2016-17): 733

Quick Fact: There are roughly 16,000 Wayne State alumni living in the state of Nebraska. Of the remaining 10,000 alumni, the next three largest concentrations of alumni are in Iowa, South Dakota, Colorado and California.

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The Coordinating Commission analyzes high school graduation rates, college continuation rates, and college graduation rates for Nebraska students. Research published in the 2018 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report shows the state's gap in educational attainment between whites and minorities is the second largest in the nation. In Nebraska, 54.4 percent of 25- to 44-year-old whites have completed an associate's degree or higher. In comparison, only 27.5 percent of 25- to 44-year-old minorities have completed an associate's degree or higher. The net difference is an attainment gap of 26.8 percentage points.